Lester Elementary School

236 Indianapolis Avenue

School District

Downers Grove Gsd 58
Grade

PK, K-6
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:17
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on July 17, 2022

Excellent community. Lots of parent involvement and volunteer opportunities. We've had kids here for 10 years and it has been a great experience overall with a minor bump here and there.Administration has been great. Majority of teachers here are very vested in student success.
Submitted by parent on July 10, 2018

10 out of 10. We've been a Lester family going on our 7th year now. We've been overall very happy with our experience.
Submitted by parent on January 07, 2018

We had a wonderful experience at Lester! The teachers and staff are fabulous!
Submitted by parent on November 17, 2017

Great teachers and teaching assistants. We consider going to private schools but Lester elementary has surpass our expectations. Our kid enjoys going to school.
Submitted by parent on November 01, 2017

Amazing teachers that know our kids and their needs. Wonderful community of families.
Submitted by parent on September 11, 2013

Lester has a great community of caring families and teachers. My children have loved every teacher they have had during their time there.
Submitted by parent on September 10, 2013

I have been a Lester parent for 6 years. The teachers my child has had have been caring and have gone above and beyond to make him a better student. Lester has great parental support. This school has an extremely active PTA , with their fund raising they try to fill the needs of the school that the district can't. Everyone is very welcoming and makes you feel included. I couldn't imagine my kids going anywhere else.
Submitted by parent on September 10, 2013

I have been a Lester parent for five years and each year I am more impressed with the expertise and dedication of the teachers and staff. Our lower elementary teachers are exceptional - integrating technology through our 1:1 ipad program that is truly amazing. And our higher elementary teachers really look to engage the kids and prepare them for middle school. Our PTA is also amazing, providing programs and events to build the Lester community and continually add value to our kids education.
Submitted by parent on July 22, 2012

my kids have been going to Lester for 2yrs, and i must say the teachers are good At teaching, but in denial about bullying, there is a lot of bullying going on, and a lot of denial, about that, there has to be more structure, and listening to bully complaints, also a lot of the mothers group together and exclude others, not very welcoming....